It was 1972. Leonard Nelson, president of the West Virginia Institute of Technology, decided to reorganize the college. He ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has singled out the coal industry as a key driver of U.S. energy dominance, but there are currently no new U.S. coal plants under construction and utilities have ...

Wikimedia Commons/Kinograms The Battle of Blair Mountain Most Americans have never heard of Blair Mountain, but in 1921 it ...

Looking for dog-friendly national parks in the U.S.? This guide covers where your pup is welcome, what trails allow dogs, and tips for a safe, fun visit together.

Hidden away in the Bighorns is a mysterious drawing carved on the surface of a massive granite boulder. Dubbed the “Boot Map, ...

In 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules targeting coal ash and wastewater pollution from ...

Rare earth elements are a family of 17 metallic elements with unusual properties that make them useful for specific ...

Ramaco, a mining company, is developing a small coal mine in Wyoming that will extract rare earth elements from the coal it ...

Hurricane Creek Mining gets permit for up to 1.8 million tons of coal in Claiborne County over the next decade, enhancing energy independence and job creation.

Coal industry officials said more than a thousand miners’ jobs are at risk this summer as demand for West Virginia’s steel-making coal tanks overseas. (WCHS) ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) gave approval to the Hurricane Creek Mining company to mine coal on Bryson Mountain ...

Core Natural Resources said it has temporarily resealed a section of its Leer South mine in West Virginia after detecting elevated carbon monoxide levels.